Date:	Thu, 3 Aug 2000 13:19:52 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Nimrod Abing <n_abing AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Mother Novell, DJGPP, and Emacs: Friends?
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On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Nimrod Abing wrote:

> I have installed the following DJGPP packages:
> 
> faq230b.zip, djdev203.zip, upx101d.zip, rhide14b.zip, txt20b.zip,

RHIDE 1.4 is very old and has some known bugs.  I suggest to upgrade to 
the latest version available from Andris Pavenis's site (the URL is in 
the FAQ).

> fil316b.zip, gcc2952b.zip, gdb418b.zip, gpp2952b.zip, mak3781b.zip,

The latest port of Make is of version 3.7.9.1, mak3791b.zip.  I suggest 
to upgrade.

> I would also like to install Gnu Emacs, but I am worried about file
> sharing. I want to configure Emacs so that it remembers the places in
> files that it has been to (_places). I have already thought one way of
> doing this, which is to modify _emacs to write _places into the
> appropriate user's home directory.

Look at the file _emacs.xmpl which comes with the Emacs distribution, it 
already shows how to set this up.  (Search for "saveplace".)  The example 
_emacs file also shows lots of other useful customizations that your 
users will probably like.

> As an aside, are there more issues
> that I should be aware of when using/installing DJGPP on Novell networks?
> And oh yes, I've read the FAQ. I installed DJGPP July 1, 2000 so far no
> serious problems.

There are no known problems with Novell except those mentioned in the 
FAQ.  If you already read that, and if DJGPP works for you, then I don't 
think you should worry.

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